Made it! The British Airways non-stop flight from Phoenix, AZ to London was "only" 9 hours and it turned out I had great seat-mates, which meant I don't think I got more than an hour of sleep as we chatted on and off when not watching videos. The fellow on my right was returning to Vienna after visiting the USA for a Wood Turning Symposium, and the lady on my left lived in Phoenix but was returning to her home country of Ireland. The flight was booked almost solid and there were LOTS of people. It seemed the lady behind us had to be ill before they would turn the air lower as it was VERY warm almost the entire time. Food nothing special. We landed at Heathrow Airport without a hitch and after an hour in line at customs... "the border" my friend K. was there waiting for me ... how neat! Luckily we had sent each other recent pictures to make sure we could recognise each other as we figured it was about 10-12 years since we'd seen each other! Turns out the last time I was in the UK was in 1971 - the year K. was born!!!
We drove to her house South of London in about 1/2 hour and was introduced to all the workmen that are in the process of renovating her kitchen, which is all torn apart! What a time for a house quest to appear! I settled in and actually stayed awake until almost 11pm that night (awake almost 36 hrs!)! I had a great time doing a bit of gardening and raking for her as she had to go back to work. Gosh, so this is what humidity feels like!! Seems I've brought the sun and it looks like today will be nice too. Even saw a big magpie in the backyard this morning. Thinking of heading into London tomorrow via the train (station only a 20 minute walk from here). The return fare will be around 11.50 in English Pounds ( about US$ 19). Off for a walk to the local village!
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